A hybrid systems model to simulate cyber interdependencies between critical infrastructures

Q&A. Should the Internet Be Considered Critical Infrastructure?

“…Moreover, critical infrastructures such as public safety and emergency medical services, banking and finance, postal and shipping, healthcare, agriculture and food, transportation, and manufacturing rely heavily on ICT for control and decision making. This cyberinterdependency makes these infrastructures susceptible to ICT failures (Rahman et al, 2011;Singh et al, 2014).…”

“…Walter Miron nications networks (Rahman et al, 2011), and humanrelated failures account for 50% of Internet disruptions (Cetinkaya et al, 2011).…”

Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Models for Providers of Critical Infrastructure

“…Indeed, Xiao-Juan and Li-Zhen (2010) state that "the computerization and automation of critical infrastructures have led to pervasive cyber interdependencies". And, Rahman, Martí, and Srivastava (2011) discuss the difficulty in assessing the effects that failures in communications networks may have on municipal infrastructures such as hospitals and emergency services. They further state that cyber-interdependencies comprise a fundamental class of interdependency in critical infrastructure networks.…”

Secure by Design: Cybersecurity Extensions to Project Management Maturity Models for Critical Infrastructure Projects

“…Critical infrastructuresthe assets essential for the functioning of a society and economy (Public Safety Canada, 2009) such as power generation and distribution, transportation systems, healthcare services, and financial systems -are increasingly reliant on networked IT systems (Rahman et al, 2011;Xiao-Juan & Li-Zhen, 2010). Securing these interconnected IT systems from cyber-attack is thus of growing concern to many stakeholders (Merkow & Raghavan, 2012).…”